Braided bread
Directions
- 1Pour milk into a bowl.
- 2Add instant dry yeast to the milk and mix well.
- 3Add sugar to the mixture.
- 4Pour vegetable oil into the bowl.
- 5Add two eggs to the mixture and whisk until combined.
- 6Add wheat flour and mix it with your hands to form a dough.
- 7Knead the dough into a ball.
- 8Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- 9Divide the dough into two equal parts.
- 10Roll out one part of the dough using a rolling pin.
- 11Spread butter on the rolled dough using a silicone brush.
- 12Roll the dough into a log.
- 13Cut the rolled dough into several pieces.
- 14Arrange the pieces in a baking pan, creating a braided pattern.
- 15Cover the dough and let it rest for another 30 minutes.
- 16Brush the top of the bread with egg yolk.
- 17Bake the bread at 350°F (175°C) for 35 minutes.
- 18Brush the baked bread with melted butter.
- 19Remove the bread from the baking pan.
- 20Place the bread on a wire rack to cool.
Ingredients
- 16.9 fl oz milk
- 2 tablespoons instant dry yeast
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 4.05 fl oz vegetable oil
- 2 egg
- 3 cups of 8.11 fl oz(240ml) wheat flour
- butter
- egg yolk
Equipment
bowlwhiskrolling pinknifebaking pansilicone brushwire rack